OP5 SGP Tanzania Country Programme Strategy
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TANZANIA SGP COUNTRY PROGRAMME STRATEGY FOR OP6 (2015 - 2018) Small Grants Programme UNDP Country Office 182 Mzinga Way, Oysterbay P. O. Box 9182, Dar es Salaam TANZANIA Tel: +255 22 211 5135 1 SGP C OUNTRY P ROGRAMME S TRATEGY FOR OP6 ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country: TANZANIA OP6 resources (estimated): US$ 2, 9 00,000 (Resources outlay: STAR....US$ 2,500,000; SGP CORE...US$ 400,000; ICCA...US$ 500,000) 1. SG P C ountry P rogramme - S ummary B ackground OP5 (2011 – 2013) was a very important programming period for Tanzania. During this period, the country program delivered a total of US$ 5,359,358 that was distributed in the following Focal Areas: Climate Change (Adaptation) ; Climate Change (Mitigation) ; Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Land Management as per pie chart below. In addition to funding the Focal Areas listed above, the Country Program supported a total of 7 projects valued at US$ 303,983 that specifically targeted indigenous communities. OP5 Supported Projects Sources of Fund : OP5 was resourced mainly by STAR, which provided US$3.6 Million. UNDP CO provided parallel funding to a tune of US$ 2,479,443. Other contributions came in cash and kind from local communities as per bar chart below 2 OP5 Results : During OP5, a total of 10,000 people (5,200 women and 4,800 men) in 35 administrative districts were outreached. Key results achieved in OP5 included the following: Increased access to m odern energy services in Schools and Health delivery systems. In Schools, beneficiaries were school children between the age of 7 and 17 years. In Health delivery facilities, beneficiaries were mainly women in maternal health care. However, men, children a nd Youths benefited as well. Reduced rate of deforestation and reduction of indoor pollution. This result was achieved through wider adoption of biogas cook - stoves and wood - fuel efficient cookers. Schools and households benefited from these types of proje cts. Field reports show that up to 1,000 people benefitted from these projects and deforestation for woodfuel in the target areas fell by 50%. Reduced number of people without clean and safe water as a result of adoption of solar powered water pumping techn ologies and conservation of water sources. Field reports indicate that t he number of people that benefited from this support w as about 5,000 . Increased food security at household levels through Climate Smart Agricultural techniques. Number of households t hat benefitted from this initiative was 300 with over 1,500 people. 60% of those were women and youths. Increased income and improved livelihoods to selected farmers through support to off farm activities specifically fish farming , butterfly farming and be e keeping . Replication, Upscaling and Mainstreaming : Almost all SGP supported projects are used as demonstration centers for learning, adoption, replication, upscaling and mainstreaming . During OP5, the following technologies were presented for demonstra tion and replication: Climate Change Mitigation : PV solar lighting in Health provision facilities; schools and homes of the poor and excluded. Climate Change Adaptation : Solar powered water pumping; solar powered small scale irrigation; Climate Smart Agr iculture; Rainwater harvesting Sustainable Land Management : Integrated aquaculture ; Soil and water conservation; Agroforestry. 3 Biodiversity Conservation : Ecotourism; Beekeeping; Butterfly farming. Cross cutting issues : Almost all SGP supported projects mainstream gender and promote women empowerment. Therefore, mainstreaming of gender and women empowerment is a pre - condition for project selection. Good governance is another element that needs to be seen that it is mainstreamed for a project to be selecte d for funding. Ensure access to affordable modern energy for all Key Lessons Learnt : The following key lessons learnt were captured during OP5: Effectiveness of supported projec ts : We learnt that projects, which addressed peoples ’ felt needs such as water supply and food production did not require any follow up in implementation. There was sufficient self - motivation during implementation. Sustainability : We learnt that sustainability of project results was higher where capacity building was provided to local in stitutions involved . Examples of such local institutions include: NGOs; CBOs; FBOs and Village level natural resources management committees Participation of women : There was evidence, which showed that where there was full participation of wo men in project implementation, success rate was higher as compared to projects where women participation was either absent or minimum. Biodiversity Conservation : The National Environment Policy (1997) and The State of the Environment Report (URT , 2014 ) lists biodiversity loss as one of the six key national environmental challenges in the country. Other challenges include: (i) Land degradation , ( ii) Deforestation and forest degradation, (iii) Environmental pollution , (iv ) Deterioration of aquatic ecosys tems ; and (v) C limate change . Key drivers of biodiversity loss in Tanzania include: wide spread poverty now covering 28.2% of the country’s population; high population growth at 3.2%; cropland expansion; tree cutting for wood - fuel; 4 global trade in plant a nd animal species; Climate Change and invasive and alien species . High rates of biodiversity loss are responsible for low provision of ecosystem services ( URT 2014). During OP6, SGP will focus on restoration of ecosystem services through increased conserv ation actions on ecosystem s . Under this focus, SGP will identify at least 3 important ecosystems and apply a landscape approach to promote their conservation by involving local communities in their respective buffer zones. Climate Change : Climate Change a daptation and mitigation actions in agriculture, water and livestock production, which were supported during OP5 had broader impact on livelihoods. The impacts included increased food security at households’ level; increased access to water and improved su pply of fodder for livestock. During OP6, support will be built up on the success of OP5 to promote Climate – S mart agro - ecology Renewable Energy (Low Carbon Energy Access Co - benefits) : At OP5, SGP supported demonstration projects in renewable energy tech nologies targeting people without access to modern energy services. Examples included: PV Solar; Biogas; Green energy and low carbon wood - fuel efficient cook - stoves. During OP6, SGP will continue to address national demand for energy services particularly targeting local communities without access to electricity and those that still rely on traditional biomass for cooking. Furthermore, the focus will be on providing bottom - up energy solutions that are low - cost with high potential for carbon emission reducti ons. Deliberate efforts will be made to align SGP supported projects with larger frameworks like UNDAP II, MSPs, FSPs and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative to facilitate mainstreaming and scaling up. Local to Global Chemicals Management Coali tions : Previous efforts under this focal area have been to raise awareness on relevant international conventions, which address control and proper management of hazardous chemicals. These conventions include: Rotterdam, Basle, Bamako and Stockholm. The Rot terdam convention aims at restricting production of certain harzadous chemicals and pestides. In Tanzania, common examples of these substances include: DDT, Dieldrin and Endosulfan. The Basel convention aims at controlling Transboundary movement of harzado us wastes and their disposal. The Bamako convention focuses on banning the import into Africa and control of Transboundary movement and management of hazardous wastes within Africa. The Stockholm convention aims at eliminating or restricting production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Common examples of POPs in Tanzania include: Aldrin; Dieldrin; Hexachlorobenzene; Toxaphene, DDT and many others. Tanzania is one of the leading countries in Africa where large and small scale mining of minera ls is practiced. Gold is one of the minerals that are mined widely. Usually, gold mining is associated with use of lethal chemicals such as mercury. During OP6, support will be focused on communities in the forefront of chemical threats either as users or consumers. Activities will include support for innovative, affordable and practical solutions to chemical management in joint efforts with such partners as: International Elimination Network (IPEN); Government agencies; Research institutions; the Private s ector and International agencies. Special focus will be directed to gold mining where mercury pollution is widespread. Small and artisanal gold miners will be trained to use alternative and less lethal chemicals instead of mercury. Furthermore , awareness o n the Global convention for mercury, also known as Minamata Convention will be raised to the general public particularly the gold miners. In Tanzania, small scale gold miners work in small groups where they own digging equipment collectively. SGP will fede rate these groups to form platforms for collective training. Federations of small scale miners will increase claim making power and voice to the authorities for such governance issues as improved mining conditions , loans for purchase of equipment, fair tax ation system, technology transfer and relationship with neighbouring large scale